HomeMarine aquarium fishOther marine fishWidow rockfish Widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Scientific name: Sebastes entomelas Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 The Widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Northeast Pacific, middle Albatross Bank in the Gulf of Alaska to Todos Santos Bay, Baja California, Mexico. BiologyA generally active and free-swimming rockfish found in midwater above a rocky reef or steep shoreline; occasionally huddling motionless among caves and crevices. Young are found in shallow water. Form schools. Feed mostly on small pelagic crustaceans and fishes. Viviparous. Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten pan-fried, boiled, microwaved and baked.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameSebastes entomelasFamilySebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)OrderScorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length60.0Depth range0–549 m (0–1801 ft)EnvironmentMarine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 549 mClimateTemperateDistributionNortheast Pacific: middle Albatross Bank in the Gulf of Alaska to Todos Santos Bay, Baja California, Mexico.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercialResilienceVery Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=6; tmax=60; also Musick et al. 2000) More other marine fishYellowtail rockfishSebastes flavidusRedbanded seabreamPagrus aurigaLatchetPterygotrigla polyommataSammara squirrelfishNeoniphon sammaraBlotchy swell sharkCephaloscyllium umbratileBlotcheye soldierfishMyripristis berndtiSee all other marine fish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026